wiry
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈwɪri/
- I would gladly trade my limp yellow hair for the wiry black stuff on their heads.
- wiry hair
- wiry beard
- wiry curls
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Watch on YouTubeAnd because our hair is so wiry now, it's sort of the only thing I use.
- And because our hair is so wiry now, it's sort of the only thing I use.
- Those even bunching onions, they all have very wiry roots.
- But it could be any, I could list a whole bunch of other things like unkempt wiry eyebrows, like, or if there's like four or five that are just four or five eyebrows.
- He looked a bit like the doctor from Doc from Back to the Future, older guy with white wiry hair.
- It's linked on my Amazon storefront, but it's essentially this like little wiry stuff that goes into the grooves of the carpet and pulls out all the hair.
Examples
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The priest pulled at a wiry white beard that hung a good foot off his chin.
Fiction book (2001) -
His eyes were murky instead of brown, and his wiry hair contained every hue from black to almost orange.
Fiction book (2001) -
My father looked at her and ran his hands through his wiry black hair.
Fiction book (1996) -
A tall man with dark, wiry hair answered the bell.
Fiction book (1998) -
His wife's hair looks wiry and thick, strong somehow, like it does when she's just washed it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nola watches him lean into the kitchen doorway and soothingly stroke his dark, wiry beard.
Fiction book (1995) -
A weathered redheaded woman named Rona—late forties, strong, wiry horsewoman's build—is walking towards him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her wiry hair stood straight up after the wind blew through it.
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He noticed how wiry the strands of her hair felt when he ran his fingers through them.
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The stylist recommended products to tame her wiry curls and add some shine.
Synonyms
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4.2
With stiff, coarse hair often describing dogs
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6.7
A little formal and not warm in how someone acts
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3.7
Having hair that does not feel smooth when you touch it
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5.1
Has thick, rough fur or a stiff coat
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5.9
Having short, stiff hair that feels rough like wire, especially on some dogs
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5.8
Having hair that is stiff and rough when touched
Having short stiff hairs like a brush
Having rough fur that does not feel soft
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Etymology
Wiry comes from the word wire plus the ending -y, so it literally means 'like wire'. This gives a clear image for hair or fur that is 'stiff and coarse' — it looks and feels a bit like thin metal wire.